Thread: Best first firearm?

A Harrington and Richardson 12 gauge single shot. The H and R is a hammer gun but any single shot break gun with a hammer is great as a first gun very safe, it is a very deliberate action to cock the hammer just before the shot. Cocking the hammer is an extra level of safety over self cocking guns, this keeps the shooter connected to the firearm so they know what is going on.
Safe gun handling is the most important thing for a new shooter to learn imo